Rockingham County, North Carolina

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 91,585
Median household income: $55,796
Median home value: $156,000

Home to 91,585 residents, Rockingham County is one of North Carolina's counties. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $55,796 is below the North Carolina median ($69,904).

From 2019 to 2023, Rockingham County's population held roughly steady from 91,077 to 91,585, while its median household income rose 28.0% from $43,579 to $55,796.

The median gross rent is $789. 16.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 91,585
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $55,796
Median home value: $156,000
Median gross rent: $789
Housing units: 43,685
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

91,07791,585

Median household income

$43,579$55,796

Median home value

$112,800$156,000

Median gross rent

$672$789

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	91,077	$43,579	$112,800	$672
2020	91,051	$45,697	$114,900	$669
2021	90,903	$46,993	$120,600	$699
2022	91,209	$50,737	$142,900	$743
2023	91,585	$55,796	$156,000	$789

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,582	5.0%
5 to 17	14,150	15.5%
18 to 24	6,615	7.2%
25 to 34	10,622	11.6%
35 to 44	10,190	11.1%
45 to 54	12,129	13.2%
55 to 64	14,289	15.6%
65 to 74	11,267	12.3%
75 and over	7,741	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	64,579	70.5%
Black or African American	15,986	17.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	145	0.2%
Asian	177	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	138	0.2%
Some other race	488	0.5%
Two or more races	3,764	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,308	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate34.6%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,341	15.6%
High school graduate	22,926	34.6%
Some college or associate's	22,288	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	7,207	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3,476	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	32,453	81.7%
Carpooled	3,603	9.1%
Public transit	43	0.1%
Walked	698	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,002	5.0%
Other means	916	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,875	28.8%
15 to 29 min	11,610	30.8%
30 to 44 min	8,902	23.6%
45 to 59 min	3,712	9.8%
60+ min	2,614	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 16.8% (15,086 of 89,541)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,336	64.9%
Nonfamily households	13,682	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	39,018	89.3%
Vacant	4,667	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	28,230	72.4%
Renter-occupied	10,788	27.6%

1-unit, detached70.9%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other17.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	30,971	70.9%
1-unit, attached	495	1.1%
2 to 4 units	1,387	3.2%
5 to 19 units	1,989	4.6%
20 or more units	1,225	2.8%
Mobile home & other	7,618	17.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 37157
State: North Carolina
Land area: 566 sq mi
Water area: 7.12 sq mi
Center point: 36.3818, -79.7828